Support for table articles.



F. KESSEL.

SUPPORT FOR TABLE ARTICLES.

APPLICATION FILED IULY II. I9I8.

Patented J an. 28, 1919.

3 SHEETS-SHEET I- F. KESSEL.

SUPPORT FOR TABLE ARTICLES.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 11. I918.

1 ,292,480. Patented J an. 28, 1919.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 2- anuemroz F. KESSEL.

SUPPORT FOR TABLE ARTICLES.

APPLICATION FILED JULY n. 1918.

1,292,480. Patented Jan. 28, 1919.

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SUPPORT FOR TABLE ARTICLES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 28, 1919.

Application filed July 11, 1918. Serial No. 244,441.

' having a plurality of table articles mounted thereon, to each of whichconvenient access can be had by a person in proximity thereof ective ofthe position of the support tion to such person. Another object of theinvention is to provide a, device of the character described whichsanitary in that the articles sup ported thereby are covered, that is tosay protected against dust and foreign matter,

while others are of the single delivery type.

With these and other objects in view, which will more fully appear asthe nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists inthe combination, arrangement and construction of parts hereinafterdescribed, pointed out in the appended claims and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, it being understood that many changes may be madein the size and proportion of the several parts and details ofconstruction within the scope of the appended claims without departingfrom the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Generally speaking, the invention con- I sists of asupport, carrying anapkin-holder,

one or more toothpick-receptacles anda plu-- rality ofcondiment-holders.

One of the many possible embodiments of the invention is illustrated in'the accompanying in which:-

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a support constructed in accordancewith the present invention; Fig. 2 is a section'taken on line 22. ofFig. 1, on a. smaller scale; Fig. 3

= is a. section taken on line 33 of Fig. 2;

a heavy base, made of any suitable material and being of any suitableconfiguration. From this base rises a vertical standard 11, comprisingtwo sections, denoted by the numerals 12 and 13. The section 12 is madein the form of a cylindrical bar, that is fixedly attached to the saidbase, and over this bar is drawn the section 13, in the form of a tube,the latter being rotatable upon the said fixed section. To prevent adisengagement of the two sections of the standard, there extends throughthe tube 13 a screw 14, the inner end of the said screw being seated ina peripheral groove 15 in the section 12 of the said standard. Thisarrangement permits the tube 13 to be rotated upon the cylindrical bar12.

The tube 13 carries a napkin-holder 16, comprising a horizontalquadrangular plate member 16, that is fixedly attached to the said tubeand is provided at'two of its opposlte edges with upwardly extendinggulde strips 17. These strips extend through apertures 18 in the topplate 19 of a cover 20. This cover comprises the said top plate anddownwardly projecting flanges 21, the latter inclosing the plate member16. Upon this plate member are stacked properly folded napkins 22, forinstance paper napkins, the top plate 19 of the cover 20 resting uponthe said stack, and forming with the plate member 16 and the flanges 21a closed receptacle, protecting the napkins from dust, etc. The cover 20is provided with a delivery opening 23, in the form ofa narrow slot,that extends throughout the width of the cover at one of the meetingedges of the top and a flange 21 thereof. This slot is of a heightsufficient to permit of the withdrawal of a single napkin from thenapkinholder, and merges into registering finger openings 24 and 25. inthe top 19 and a flange 21 thereof, through which the user 1 may inserttwo fingers to grasp the napkin on top of the stack.

The napkin-holder is preferably made of sheet metal, the cover forming afollower, presenting automatically its delivery opening to the topnapkin of the stack, irrespective of the height of said stack.

To each of two opposite flanges of the napkin-holder cover is attachedin any suitab e manner a toothpick-receptacle 26. Each of thesetoothpick-receptacles comprises a closed container 27, having adetachable cover 28, through which the toothpicks are justed accordingto the height of the condiinserted. In the wall of thetoothpick-receptaole is formed a delivery slot .29 and finger openings30, merging into the said slot. The slot of each toothpick-receptacle isof a length that exceeds somewhat that of the toothpicks'therein and ofa width permitting at a time of a Withdrawal of a sin gle toothpick. Thefinger openings 30 are disposed intermediate the'ends of the deliveryslot 29, so that a person, withdrawing a toothpick, may touch the centerportions of a number of picks, but will be unable to come into contactwith the points thereof, that is to say that those portions which areapplied to the teeth when the pick is made use of.

There being two toothpick-receptacles symmetrically arranged on thecover of the napkin-holder, they obviously do not interfere with theproper operation of the said cover. On the other hand, thetoothpickreceptacles and the articles therein, being of a substantialWeight, aidin causing the said cover to keep the stack of napkins inflat condition. I Y

To the section 13 of the standard is attached a plurality ofcondiment-holder supports, in the present case two, denoted by thenumeral 31. Each of these supports comprises a dish-shaped base 32,attached to a resilient bracket 33, that is connected by a clampingscrew 34 with a resilient bracket 35, carrying a cover 36., The base 32and cover 36 are spaced apart in registering positions, for a purposehereinafter to be described. The clam ping screw 34 extends throughlongitudinal slots 37 and 38 in the brackets 33 and 35, respectively,and meshes with threads of a hole 39 in a member 40, that is shiftablydisposed upon the section 13 of the standard, a clamping screw 41serving to hold the said member 40 in any desired position upon thesection 13. The distance between ,the base 32 and the cover 36 ofa-cond-iment-holder support may be adment'holder. For. making suchadjustment, obviously, the clamping screw 34 is first loosened, afterwhich the base 32 and cover 36 are shifted to the desired positions andthe screw 34 set to clamping position. ,The

slots 37 and 38 above mentioned permit of such adjustment. g

The operation of this device is as fol lows :-In order to put a stack ofnapkins upon the platemember 16, thecover 20 is removed from said.plate. member. [After a stack of napkins has been placed upon the platemember, the cover is put in place by mserting the guide strips 17 intothe apertures 18 therein. The toothpicks are placed into the receptacles26. by detaching the covers 28 thereof. The condiment-holders,

denoted in the drawings by the numeral 42, are placed-upon the bases 32by either dej acent the top thereof.

neeaaeo any position around the table, has convenient access to thearticles on the said support by turning the section 13 of the standardin the desired direction. Napkins may be withdrawn, oneat a time, fromthe napkinholder through the delivery opening '23,

which is always in alinement with the top napkin of the stack.

The toothpicks are withdrawn from the toothpick receptacles in themanner above described.

The condiment-holders are removed from the support by either depressingthe base 32 until the cap 43 thereof clears the cover 36, l

or by forcing the cap 36 upward untilthe bottom of the condiment-holderclears the base 32. a

The support is sanitary in that the napkins are fully covered, foreignmatter is prevented from entering the condiment holders through theperforations in the caps thereof, and the points of the toothpickscannot be touched, while in the toothpickreceptacles, by personswithdrawing the same.

. It is obvious that, while herein two toothpick-receptacles and twocondiment-holder supports have been described, any other number may bevused, at. will.

' What I claim is I i 1. A device of the character described, comprisinga base, a standard rising therefrom, and a napkin-holder upon saidstandard including a plate for supporting a stack of napkins, upwardlprojecting guides on said plate, and a fl anged cover inclosing saidplate, said cover being provided with apertures through which saidguides extend and with a delivery slot extending through the width ofsaid cover and positioned .ad-

2. A device of the character described, comprising a base, a standardrising therefrom, and a napkin-holder upon said standard rotatablymounted in relation to said base and including aplate for supporting astack of napkins, upwardly projecting guides on said plate, and aflanged cover inclosing said plate, said cover being provided withapertures through which said guides me i extend and with a delivery slotextending through the width of said cover and positioned adjacent thetop thereof.

3. A device of thecharacter described, comprising a base, a standardrising therefrom, and a napkin-holder upon said standard includingahorizontal plate for supporting a stack of napkins, upwardly projectingguides on said plate, and a flanged cover resting upon the top of saidstack and inclosing the latter in coiiperation with said plate, saidcover being provided with aper- 5 tures through which said guides extendand with a delivery slot extending through the width of said cover andpositioned adjacent the top thereof.

Signed at New York, in the county of New Y0rk,--and State of New York,this 6th 10.

day of July, A. D. 1918.

FRED KESSEL.

